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freeyoutubedownloaderoc.exe

Free YouTube Downloader

OpenCandy Inc.

The application freeyoutubedownloaderoc.exe, “Free YouTube Downloader Setup Program” by OpenCandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OpenCandy Installer installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from youtubedownloader.com.
Publisher:
How, Inc  (signed by OpenCandy Inc.)

Product:
Free YouTube Downloader

Description:
Free YouTube Downloader Setup Program

Version:
4.0

MD5:
33269fcbed24e6f9480fdc61320ffb7c

SHA-1:
2e050d20e1d26b97ba09595172d13663e8f2fcd8

SHA-256:
15f94cc7ddaad73aebfb0c38bbe5d5232c5f2de9229aa85163cc911c8e6a9aad

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:23:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3051

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.160
9.0.1.0193

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11926

McAfee
Artemis!33269FCBED24
5600.6707

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.How.Bundler (M)
15.7.12.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
41920

File size:
1.1 MB (1,180,160 bytes)

Product version:
4.0

Copyright:
How Inc.

Original file name:
Free YouTube DownloaderSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OpenCandy Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freeyoutubedownloaderoc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OpenCandy Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/13/2014 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2015 10:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=OpenCandy Inc., O=OpenCandy Inc., STREET="510 Market St #301", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92101, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0098EBBE629C4556BF484A6F8F34FED191

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/1/2015 11:29:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1AO3pHNRCEl4EDgDTxEunS0w7B9oGm8O0Vn4+:1H54YATxEnp0GQ0G+

Entry address:
0x57424

Entry point:
E8, 75, 98, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 68, 00, 70, 45, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, B8, A2, 49, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, F8, 19, 49, 00, E8, 9B, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, E8, BC, 22, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.2864

Code size:
499.5 KB (511,488 bytes)

The file freeyoutubedownloaderoc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://youtubedownloader.com/download

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